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Smithsonian Live Online Event: Value the Land
Wednesday, July 13, 2011, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm EDT
Connect online with Smithsonian experts, share ideas, and collaborate
with people around the world, who, like you, are committed to solving
environmental challenges.
Free
registration is now open.
If you can't attend the live sessions, beginning July
14, they will be available "on demand" any time.
UPDATE on Smithsonian Tree Banding
9:00 to 9:50 am, EDT
Hear about the schools around the world joining Smithsonian researchers
in this citizen science project and sign up your classroom. If you are
already in the project, touch base with educator Josh Falk.
American Indian Responses to Environmental
Challenges: Working for a Sustainable Future
12:00 to 12:50 pm, EDT
What does "value the land" mean to American Indian peoples
today? Throughout their long histories—and extending to today—American
Indian peoples have thrived on, respected, and protected the
environments that make up their homelands. In this session, you'll
learn about how four Native communities are combining traditional
knowledge with 21st-century scientific expertise to find solutions to
environmental problems that challenge their cultural and economic
sustainability.
Presenters: Genevieve Simermeyer, School Programs
Manager, and Ed Schupman, Education Product Developer, National Museum
of the American Indian
Community Narratives: Citizens Recording History
2:00 to 2:50 pm, EDT
The availability of low-cost recording equipment—from computers and
digital cameras to mobile devices—has made it possible to gather the
stories and personal points of view from a wider range of people than
ever before. We invite the Shout community to seek out people who
"value the land" and record their stories. Today's three
presenters will share their expertise and perspectives on the protocols
and strategies for conducting an oral history project. They'll show you
how to identify a great interview subject, how to prepare for the
interview, and what to do during the interview to make sure you capture
great material. Join this session to experience the importance of
looking for narratives and cultural histories close to home.
Presenters: James I. Deutsch, Curator, Smithsonian
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage; Alex Griswold, Executive
Producer, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory; and Joshua Bell,
Curator of Globalization, Department of Anthropology, National Museum
of Natural History
Stories of the Forest: Human Impacts of
Deforestation
3:00 pm to 3:50 pm, EDT
How can we understand the impact of deforestation if we don't
experience it ourselves? Joshua Bell has witnessed deforestation
first-hand and collected stories of forest loss from the people who
live with it. Oral histories of the people of the coastal forests of
Papua New Guinea reveal the human consequences when cultural traditions
collide with the desire for economic development and resources. Bell
will discuss his research methods, what he learned, and its
implications for all of us.
Presenter: Joshua Bell, Curator of Globalization,
Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History
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Institution, Microsoft Partners in Learning, and TakingITGlobal. More
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